{"id":2599147,"date":"2026-05-05T18:52:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spirit-shutdown-highlights-aggressive-mergers-and-acquisition-enforcement-tiana-lowe-doescher\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T18:55:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:55:04","slug":"spirit-shutdown-highlights-aggressive-mergers-and-acquisition-enforcement-tiana-lowe-doescher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spirit-shutdown-highlights-aggressive-mergers-and-acquisition-enforcement-tiana-lowe-doescher\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirit shutdown highlights aggressive mergers and acquisition enforcement: Tiana Lowe Doescher"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspirit-shutdown-highlights-aggressive-mergers-and-acquisition-enforcement-tiana-lowe-doescher%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2599147&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tiana Lowe Doescher, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lol-hack-economist-paul-krugman-worries-gop-will-ruin-bidens-successful-governance\/\" title=\"Lol: Hack Economist Paul Krugman Worries GOP Will ...Ruin Biden\u2019s Successful Governance\u201d\">economics columnist<\/a> for the *Washington Examiner*, argued that Spirit airlines\u2019 sudden shutdown reflects deeper issues with government intervention in the airline industry-particularly blocking the proposed JetBlue-Spirit merger. She said such actions can leave the market even more consolidated among large carriers and that bailouts would only delay the inevitable, since stakeholders and bondholders would still need to manage outcomes for workers.<\/p>\n<p>Doescher also emphasized the importance of private stakeholders in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-union-hijacked-by-woke-activists-employees-say\/\" title=\"New York Times Union Hijacked By Woke Activists, Employees Say\">protecting employees<\/a>, pointing to commitments like healthcare and severance. She noted the collapse is likely to intensify political debate over regulation and consolidation and could lead to renewed scrutiny of earlier regulatory decisions and their consequences.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p><em>Washington Examiner <\/em>economics columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4553583\/tiana-lowe-doescher-iran-pressure-campaign-not-financial-armageddon\/\">Tiana Lowe Doescher<\/a> weighed in on the shutdown of Spirit Airlines, suggesting the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >collapse highlights broader problems<\/a> with government intervention in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/airlines\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1838\">airline<\/a> industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m trying to think of a better example of the overzealousness of [Joe] Biden blocking [mergers and acquisitions] and how we are all worse off,\u201d she said Monday on Newsmax\u2019s <em>The Right Squad<\/em>. \u201cBecause now you have, guess what? The big four, who have an even bigger consolidation.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance\/4555433\/elon-musk-sec-twitter-stock-disclosure-settlement\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Musk gets slap on the wrist from SEC over Twitter stock disclosures<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4555197\/florida-jetblue-aid-spirit-employees-airline-shut-down\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Florida and JetBlue aiding Spirit employees after airline shut down<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4553519\/watch-live-trump-attends-small-business-week-summit\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Trump attends small business summit at White House<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Doescher pushed back on calls for government bailouts and defended a market-driven outcome.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cThe thing with the bailout that everyone needs to understand is that it would not only prolong the inevitable,\u201d she said. \u201cThe federal government, even when it\u2019s a president I like, does not do a better job than the stakeholders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spirit Airlines announced its immediate shutdown over the weekend, after 34 years of operations, ending its run as one of the most recognizable ultra-low-cost carriers in U.S. aviation. Transportation <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4533597\/transportation-industry-showers-son-in-law-of-transportation-secretary-with-cash-to-fuel-congressional-bid\/\">Secretary Sean Duffy<\/a> pointed to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4551927\/biden-backs-keisha-lance-bottoms-georgia-governor-first-post-presidency-endorse\/\">Biden administration\u2019s<\/a> decision to block the proposed JetBlue-Spirit merger, suggesting the move may have contributed to the airline\u2019s failure.<\/p>\n<p>She also pointed to the role of private stakeholders in protecting workers, noting, \u201cThe bondholders said we need to give these people healthcare and severance if you\u2019re going to be laid off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/4553376\/united-airlines-plane-hits-truck-driver-descent-newark-airport\/\"><strong>UNITED AIRLINES PLANE HITS TRUCK DRIVER ON DESCENT INTO NEWARK AIRPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Her comments come as the airline\u2019s collapse has fueled a wider political debate over regulation, consolidation, and whether federal intervention helps or harms struggling industries.<\/p>\n<p>The airline\u2019s collapse is expected to fuel further scrutiny of past regulatory decisions and their economic fallout.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tiana Lowe Doescher says Spirit shutdown shows harm from Biden\u2019s merger blocks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2599150,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26122608165353_8ed428-e1778014346165.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[79168,37185,79169,73510,78978],"class_list":["post-2599147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-antitrust-enforcement","tag-business-strategy","tag-corporate-law","tag-mergers-and-acquisitions","tag-regulatory-compliance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26122608165353_8ed428-e1778014346165.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2599147"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2599152,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599147\/revisions\/2599152"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2599150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2599147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2599147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2599147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}